cherry pound cake
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Great cake for Valentine's Day or any day. Frost with a cream cheese frosting. Yummy!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 3 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 1 jar 6 ounces red maraschino cherries
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 3/4 cups all-purpose floud
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup milk
How To Make cherry pound cake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 300 degrees 1. Beat butter and shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer about 2 minutes or until soft and creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating 5 to 7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. Stir in cherries and flavorings.
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Step 22. Combine flour and salt; add to the butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Mix at low speed just until blended after each addition. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan.
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Step 33. Bake for 1 hour and 45 minutes to 2 hours or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan or wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan, and cool completely on wire rack.
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Step 4Cream Cheese Frosting 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 (16 ounce) package powdered sugar, sifted 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Combine cream cheese and butter, beating until smooth. Add sugar and vanilla beat until light and fluffy. Frost top and sides of cake.
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